Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2014

I agree with the seven survival challenges from Michael Fertik, in an old Harvard Business Review article , for executives making the transition: Empire-building skills are counter-productive. Similarly, acquiring a larger footprint of direct reports is often a sign of success at large businesses. Never cover your a$$. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 23, 2013

I agree with the seven survival challenges from Michael Fertik, in an old Harvard Business Review article , for executives making the transition: Empire-building skills are counter-productive. Similarly, acquiring a larger footprint of direct reports is often a sign of success at large businesses. Never cover your a$$.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 10, 2011

I agree with the seven survival issues summarized by Michael Fertik, in an old Harvard Business Review article , for executives making the transition: Empire-building skills are counter-productive. Similarly, acquiring a larger footprint of direct reports is often a sign of success at large businesses. Never cover your a$$.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

A look around technology industry, perhaps the heart of the global revolution, shows a happily working international community all pushing for the common goal of innovation. Even investors and experienced founders are caught in the same net as recently educated graduates looking to build companies. Take the U.S.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Michael Fertik, in a recent Harvard Business Review article , summarized the key differences for people trying to survive the transition: Forget influence- and empire-building. Similarly, acquiring a larger footprint of direct reports is often a sign of success at large businesses. The axiom applies to all matters, tiny to large.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 10, 2010

It’s the story of what’s broken with the education system in the US. They are often raised by single moms, grandparents or under-educated immigrant parents who want the same thing for their children that we do for our own. Yesterday I went to see the film Waiting for Superman. Wasn’t that the American promise?

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